Highways & Infrastructure Estimating Lead (Hybrid)

Blueprint Recruitment Solutions Ltd; High Wycombe; Hybride; GBP 90 000 - 135 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Blueprint Recruitment Solutions Ltd as a major client-facing recruiter is seeking an experienced Managing Estimator to lead pricing and commercial development of highways and infrastructure tenders. You will translate client information into accurate, competitive estimates and manage inputs from operations, commercial and procurement functions.

You will coach and mentor an estimating team, develop cost models for labour, plant, materials and overheads, and present strategic pricing at governance

Qualifications

• Extensive estimating experience in highways, infrastructure, civil engineering or term maintenance environments.
• Proven success in developing winning and profitable tender submissions.
• Strong understanding of NEC contracts, specifications and commercial risk management.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary tender teams and managing deadlines.
• Strong commercial awareness with ability to build estimates from first principles.
• Experience using Candy or similar estimating software, along with advanced Excel skills.
• Degree qualified or equivalent industry experience.
• Professional membership of RICS, CIOB or ACostE is desirable.

Responsabilités

• Lead the pricing and commercial development of strategic highways and street-lighting term maintenance tenders.
• Develop client information into accurate, competitive and commercially robust estimates.
• Produce deliverable tender estimates that support sustainable and profitable growth.
• Lead the estimating team and coordinate inputs from operational, commercial, procurement and bid functions.
• Coach, mentor and develop estimating professionals, strengthening capability, succession planning and estimating standards.
• Prepare and review cost models covering labour, plant, materials, subcontractors, preliminaries and overheads.
• Manage supply chain enquiries, quotation reviews and tender adjudications.
• Present pricing recommendations and commercial strategies at governance and tender sign-off reviews.
• Support clarification meetings, negotiations and client engagement activities.

Connaissances

Estimating experience

Highways sector

Tender submissions

NEC contracts

Lead multidisciplinary teams

Advanced Excel

Formation

Degree qualified or equivalent experience

Outils

Candy estimating software

Excel

Description du poste

Blueprint Recruitment Solutions Ltd as a major client-facing recruiter is seeking an experienced Managing Estimator to lead pricing and commercial development of highways and infrastructure tenders. You will translate client information into accurate, competitive estimates and manage inputs from operations, commercial and procurement functions.

You will coach and mentor an estimating team, develop cost models for labour, plant, materials and overheads, and present strategic pricing at governance